Lasting machine



Nov. 25,1947. 3; w, BAKER I I LAS-TING MACHINE Filed June 28, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet l a v II I k Inventor Cora/in WBa/rer- NOV. 25, 1947. 2,431,362

LASTING MACHINE I Filed June 28, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 [HI/en tor Cora/in WBa/rer' c. w. BAKER LASTING MACHINE Nov. 25, 1947..

5 Sheet s-Sheet 5 Filed June 28, 1946 Inventor Cora/m WBa/rer Nov. 25, 1947. c. w. BAKER LASTING MACHINE 5 Sheet-Sheet 4 Filed June 28, 1946 Inventor Coru/z'n WBG/(er' .B A his AtZO/"n Nov. 25,1947.-

C. w. BAKER LASTING MACHINE Filed June 28, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 70 [nuen t0! Cor-win WBaker' z'sA Patented Nov. 25, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LASTING MACHINE Application June 28, 1946, Serial No. 680,013

15 Claims.

This invention relates to machines for lasting shoes, and is herein illustrated as embodied in a machine for progressively tensioning an upper over a last and for securing the upper in lasted position to an innersole with an adhesive and in which the shoe is automatically fed along,

step by step, to present successive portions of the upper to the action of the lasting instrumentalities. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to use in machines for lasting shoe uppers, but is of broader utility, being particularly well adapted for use in machines for performing other analogous shoemaking operations, such, for example, as the so-called lasting of the platform covers of slip-lasted shoes, and that features of the invention are applicable to lasting machines in which the work is fed along by an operator instead of automatically.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved lasting machine of the type mentioned above which is of relatively simple and inexpensive construction, easy to operate and yet extremely efficient and speedy in action.

With this end in view, and in accordance with a feature of this invention, the herein illustrated machine, which has a gripper for exerting a pull on the lasting margin of an upper, in a direction perpendicular to the bottom of a shoe, to tension the upper, and movable, while exerting this pull, in a direction to feed the work, is provided with means, located on opposite sides of the gripper and movable with the gripper in the direction of feed, for engaging the bottom of the shoe to support it against said pull. As embodied in the illustrated machine, these means comprise a shoe bottom rest and a presser member, the former arranged to engage the bottom face of the innersole at a point located rearwardly, in the direction of feed, of the gripper, and the latter adapted to bear against the shoe bottom in front of the gripper. In this manner, any tendency of the shoe to twist or turn, in response to the pull applied to the upper, is obviated, and the application of the pull in a direction perpendicular to the shoe bottom is assured. Moreover, with the shoe supported in the manner explained, the pull of the gripper itself tends to hold the shoe in the proper position and no extra effort on the part of the operator is required. Preferably, and as herein illustrated, the shoe-bottom rest is arranged to engage the innersole at the marginal edge thereof, and adjacent to the point at which the pull of the gripper is applied, so as to prevent lifting of the innersole during the tensioning of the upper. Also, during the back-feeding movement of the gripper the shoe-bottom rest slides over and smooths out the edge of the innersole.

After the upper has been tensioned, its lasting margin is secured adhesively in lasted position to the innersole and, in accordance with another feature of the invention, this is accomplished by means of a reciprocating wiper that wipes the lasting margin of the tensioned upper inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom and presses it firmly against the bottom face of the innersole and a presser member which is arranged to apply additional pressure to a portion of the lasting margin adjacent to that engaged by the wiper. Preferably, and in the herein illustrated machine, this presser member is arranged to deliver a hammerlike blow to the lasting margin, thereby facilitating adherence to the innersole. Also, this pressure member is adapted to move the shoe away from the wiper thereby relieving the pressure of the wiper against the lasting margin during the return movement of the wiper, so that any tendency for the wiper, when moving in this direction, to outwipe a part of the lasting margin previously wiped in and secured to the innersole, is eliminated. To facilitate the entrance of the lasting margin into the open gripper jaws, the reciprocating wiper is provided with a finger for defleeting the upper into the jaws.

In the herein illustrated machine, the feeding increment of the gripper is relatively short and, in accordance with a still further feature of the invention, the wiper and presser member are so constructed and arranged that their combined action is substantially coextensive with this feeding increment. Thus, substantially every portion of the lasting margin, after being tensioned, is pressed firmly against the bottom of the shoe and securely adhered to the innersole.

These and other objects and features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description Of the embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and will be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view, in side elevation and with certain parts in section, of a machine embodying this invention;

Fig, 2 is a plan view of the machine shown in Fig. 1 with the cover portion of the head removed to show the mechanism contained therein;

Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation of the machine shown in Fig. 1 and with a portion of the head cover broken away;

Fig. 4 is a view, in sideelevation and at an enlarged scale, of parts of the operating mechanism of the machine;

Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation of other parts of the operating mechanism;

Fig, 6 is a View in end elevation of a part of the operating mechanism shown in Fig. 4;

Figs. 7 and 8, 9 and 10, andv 11 and 12 are views of the operating elements of the machine, in plan and in side elevation respectively, and showing these elements in different positions assumed during the operation of the machine.

Referring now to the drawings, the operating instrumentalities of the illustrated machine comprise a gripper, having an upper jaw 20. and a "ofthe wiper. During the operation of these instrumentalities, the shoe being lasted is supported against the pull of the gripper by means of a shoe-bottom rest 28 and also, as will be explained below, by the presser member 26, and is guided and positioned with respect to the lasting instrumentalities by meansof an edge gage comprising a pair of anti-friction rolls 30, 30. The above instrumentalities are associated witha hollow head 32 having a cover '34 and supported on a column 36 of suitable height. The mechanism for operating the lasting;instrumentalities is contained within the hollow head portion 32.

The upper-grippingjaw 20; is secured, by means of screws 40, 40, to -the fronten d of a slide 42..

that is mounted in a guideway 44formed in a radially extending portion 46 of a hub 48, see Figs. 1, 4 and 6 i This hub hasan integrally formed post 50 extending downwardly therefrom that is journaled in bearing bushings 52, 54, fitted into bores in portions of the head '32, a thrust collar 56 being provided to hold the parts in the positions shown in Fig.2.; ,The lower gripper jaw '22 is secured, by means of screws 60,60, to a curved arm 62 which passes through an opening in the slide 42 to which it .is pivoted on a pin 64. Above th'is pinjthe arm 62 has anupwardly extending tubular portion 66 that is; provided with a bore 63, see Fig. 4.. Slidably mounted in the lower end of this bore is a plunger 10 having a rounded ,e'nd thatbears on an inclined surface I2 formed on "the slide 42. .This plunger is held against rotation in the bore 68 by means of a cross pin 14 which extends through slots 16, I6 in the tubula portion '66, and is urged downwardly to turn the arm '62 in a clockwise direction about the pin 64, see Fig. 4, and thus close the jaws 20 and 22,;by means of a compression spring 18. This spring bears at its lower end on a thrust washer 80 which-rests on the,

ends of the pin 14 and at its upper end on a thrust washer 82 which is supported against an adjusting nut 84 threaded to an'eXtension .86 of a plug 08 that isse'curedto the upper, end of the tubular portion '66.. The force exerted by,

the spring 18,, and therefore the closing pressure of the jaws 20 and 22 and intensity of the pull exerted by the jaws, may be varied by means of the adjusting nut 84 which is thereafter held in adjusted position by means of-a locknut 90.

For moving the jaw 22 away from the jaw 20,

to open the jaws, a toggle comprising links 92 and 94 is provided, the link 92 being pivoted to the upper end of the arm 62 and the link 94 being pivoted to a post 96 that extends upwardly from the slide 42. The link 94 has a bifurcated end which is connected to the link 92 and at this end the link is shaped to present two flat bearing surfaces 98, 98 for engagement with means for straightening the toggle to open the jaws, see Fig. 2. Two such means are provided, one of which is actuated automatically during the operation of the machine while the other is actuated by the operator to open the jaws for the insertion of the stock at the beginning of a lasting operation.

The automatically actuated means comprises a roll I00 that is carried by an arm I02 which is rotatably mounted on a shaft I04, journaled in bearings formed in the housing 32, see Figs. 1,

2 and 4. This arm is swung, periodically during the operation of the machine and in a counterclockwise direction, to cause the roll I00 to straighten the toggle 92, 94, and open the jaws,

by means of a second arm I06, likewise mounted for rotation on the shaft I04 and connected to the arm I02 by meansof two links I08 and H0. The arm I06 is actuated from a cam track II2 formed on a cam II4, carried by the main drive shaft II6 of the machine, by means of a cam lever H8 and an adjustable connecting rod I20, see Fig. 4. For the purpose of avoiding pounding of the roll I00 on the surface 98, a light spring I22 is stretched between a pin I 24, connecting the links I08 and H0 and a pin I26 supported on the arm I06. With this arrangement, as the arm I06 is swung in a clockwise direction and the toggle, 92,94broken, first by means of a spring plunger I28 on the slide 42, and then by the spring 18, the spring I 22 will hold the roll I00 in contact with the surface 98 by breaking the toggle formed by the links I08 and H0. It will be understood that the spring I22 is relatively weak so that, even with the mechanical advantage afforded by the action of the lastmentioned toggle, it is readily overcome by the gripper-closing spring 18.

The meansfor opening the jaws 20 and 22, which is actuated by the operator, comprises a roll I30 which is carried by an arm I32 secured to the shaft I04, by means of a setscrew. I34, see Fig, 2.

The shaft I04 extends at one end beyond the head 32 and on this end there is secured an arm I36 which is connected, by means of a link I38, to an arm I40 which is secured to a shaft I42 journaled in and extending across the hollow head .portion 32. Secured to this shaft I42 is a second arm I44 from which-a treadle rod I46 extends roll I00 will remain in'contact with the other surface 98, due to theaction of spring I22 and the toggle comprising the link I08-and IIO in the manner explained above, with the result that, when the treadle is released, this surface 98 will not strike the roll I00 a blow as the toggle 92, 94

is broken and the gripper jaws opened.

The slide 42 is reciprocated to cause the gripper jaws 20 and 22 to exert a' pull in a direction perpendicular to the bottom of a shoe to tension the upper, by means of mechanism about to be described. A link I50 is connected at one end to a ball joint carried by the slide 42 and at its other end to a similar ball joint I54 mounted in the upper end of a rocker arm I56, see Fig. 4. This rocker arm is pivotally mounted on a stud I58,

see Figs. 1 and 4, supported on a removable back V plate I66 that is secured in place on the head 32 by means of screws I62, see Fig. l. The arm I56 has a counterbalance portion I64 that extends below the stud I58 and pivoted to the upper end of this arm is a link I66 that is adjustably connected, by means of an arcuate slot I68 and a clamp nut I10, to a cam lever I12. This cam lever is pivotally mounted on a cross shaft I13 that is supported in bosses I14 and I16, Fig. 2, formed on the head 32 and held in position by means of a setscrew I18. Beneath this shaft, the lever I12 is enlarged to provide a counterbalance portion I80 and projecting from the lower side of the counterbalance portion is an ear I82 which carries a cam roll I84. The cam roll I84 engages a cam groove I86 formed in the side of a second cam I88 which is mounted on the main drive shaft I 56, see Figs. 2 and 4. The counterbalance portion I66 is cut away at I90, to clear the boss I14 and at I92 to clear the cam II4, see Figs. 1, 2 and 4. The cam track I86 is shaped to effect oscillation of the cam lever I82 and also of the arm I56, and thus to cause the slide 42 to be reciprocated back and forth in the guideway 44 formed in the portion 46 that extends fro-m the hub 48 The timing of the actions of the cam grooves i I2 and I 66 is such that the gripper jaws 26 and 22 are moved to the right, Figs. 1, 2 and 4, while they are held closed by the spring 18. By loosening the nut I10, the position of link I66 may be altered so as to change the range of movement of the slide 42 and thus Vary the extent of pull applied by the gripper jaws 20 and 22. As has already been explained above, the intensity of the pull may be varied by adjusting the tension of the spring 18.

For moving the gripper jaws 20 and 22 laterally, while they are closed and exerting tension on the stock, thereby to effect a feeding movement of the shoe, the hub 48, which carries the extending portion 46 in which the slide 42 is mounted, is oscillated in time relation to the closing of the jaws and the reciprocation of the slide 42, by means of the following mechanism. A link 200 is pivotally connected at one end to the extending portion 46 by means of a stud 202, see Fig. 4, and at its other end is adjustab-ly secured to a rocker arm 264, by means of a clamp bolt 206 and an arcuate slot 208 formed in the arm 264, see Fig. 2. The arm 204 has a hub member 2H] that is journaled on a shaft 2I2 supported in extending portions 2I4 and 2I6 of the head 32, see Fig. 1, and also carries a cam roll 2I8 which engages a cam groove 220 that is formed in the periphery of the cam H4, mentioned above, see Fig. 2. By loosening the clamp bolt 206, the position of the link 200 may be altered and the range of lateral movement of the gripper jaws varied thus to change the extent of feeding movement imparted to the work,

The wiper 24 comprises a relatively narrow finger projecting downwardly from a plate 230 that is adjustably mounted on the end of an arm 232, by means of a bracket 234 and screws 236, 238, see Figs. 1, 2 and 5. The plate 230 has an end 240 which extends beyond the bracket and on the lower side of this end is a curved finger 24I adapted to serve as a deflector for guiding the lasting margin of stock into the gripper jaws, see Figs. 5, 7, 9 and 11. The arm 232 is provided with a hub 242 which is journaled on a stud 244 supported on the head 32, and from this hub there extends a second arm 246.carrying a cam roll 248. This cam roll runs in a cam groove 250, formed in a cam 252 which is mounted on the main drive shaft II6. This cam groove is so shaped as to effect oscillation of the arms 232 and 246 and reciprocation of the wiper 24 in time relation to the tensioning and feeding actions of the gripper jaws 20 and 22 in a manner to be explained below.

The pressure member 26 is pivotally mounted on the outer end of a bracket 260 by means of a stud 262, Figs. 5, 7, 9 and 11, and a springpressed plunger 264, alined with the axis of the stud, yieldingly holds the presser member in the position shown in Fig. 5 while at the same time permitting it to rock about the stud 262 and to lie flatly on the bottom of a shoe even if the latter is tipped as shown in Fig. 10. The bracket 260 is adjustably secured-by means of a screw 266, to the front end of a slide 210 which is mounted in a guideway 212 formed in the extending portion 46 of the hub 48, see Figs. 5 and 6. For reciprocating this slide, to move the presser member toward and away from the bottom of a shoe being operated upon in the machine, a link 280 is connected to the back end of this slide, by means of a ball joint 282, and also to the upper end of a lever 234, by means of a ball joint 286. This lever is rotatably mounted on the shaft I13 and carries, at its lower end, a cam roll 288 which runs in a cam groove 290 formed in the cam 252. This cam groove is shaped to eifect reciprocation of the presser member in time relation to the actions of the wiper 24 and of the gripper jaws 20 and 22 in a manner to be presently explained.

The shoe bottom rest 28 is a-djustably mounted on the hub 48 by means of screws 296, see Figs. 1 and 4. The edge gage rolls 3!), 36 are journaled on studs carried by a bracket 360 which is adjustably mounted on a forwardly projecting portion of the cover 34, by means of a screw 302, see Figs. 1, 8, 10 and 12. The cover is hinged on a rod 304 which passes through ears 336, 306 on the head 32 so that it may be lifted to open the head for inspection or adjustment of the operating mechanism contained therein. To thus open the head, the cover 34 is swung through an angle of about in a clockwise direction from the position in which it is shown in Fig. l and is held in this open position by means of a toggle linkage comprising interconnected links BIG and 3I2, connected respectively to the cover and to the head. When the cover is. closed it rests on the head along the line a, Figs. 1 and 3, and there is an opening 3 I4, formed partly in the cover and partly in the head, through which the operating elements of the machine project. The lower portion of the head forms a reservoir for oil which is picked up by the rotating cams H4 and 252 and thrown up over the operating mechanism to lubricate it.

For holding the cover in closed position, two locking plungers 3I6, 3H3 are provided and these plungers are slidably mounted in bores formed in bosses 320, 322 extending from a yoke 324 that is secured to the cover by means of screws 326, see Fig. 3. These plungers are withdrawn from,

or projected into, cooperating grooves 328, 330,

formed in bosses 332, 334, respectively, and extending upwardly from the head 32, by means of a knob 340 *carried'by a rod 342.

'ment is such that when the knob is pulled tothe 'suitable anti-friction bearings carried by the action, when the machine is used to last a; shoe,

V This rod is 'slidably mounted in'a-bore '3 in the forwardly "projecting portion of the cover'and'fromit 'a link 346 extends rearwardly' to an arm 348 of 'a bell- "crank lever 350. Thisbell crank' lever isrot'atably 7 mounted on the yoke 324 and, beneath the arm 348, is provided "with two other arms "whichare connected respectively to th plun'gers 311i and 3l'8 by means of links 352,354. The'alira'ngeleft, Fig. 1, the plungers are withdrawn from their cooperating grooves 328, 330an'd the coveris regrooves 358, 350 in the'rod'342 to hold the'knob in either of the two positions just mentioned.

The main drive shaft I I6, which 'is'journaled in head, only one of which is shown at3l0, Fig.2, projects at one end beyond the side wall of the head. On this end of the shaft there is mounted a belt pulley 312 to which power is supplied from a suitable source, not shown, by means of abelt 314.

The individual function of each-0f the several operating elements of the illustrated machine having been described above, their cooperative will now be explained. Referring particularly to Figs. 7 to 12 inclusive, the: machine is there shown as lasting the upper U of a shoe S, assembled,

together with an innersolel, on a last L. After opening 'the jaws 20 and 22, by depress'ingflthe close and grip the lasting margin of' the upper,

see Fig.8. At this point in the cycle of the operation of the machine, the presser member '26 has been moved to a forward position, .a' little beyond the ront end of the bottom rest'and substantially in line with the operating face of the wiper 24 which is now in its down position and extending over the bottom of the shoe, see Figs. land '8. The shoe is held by the operator with its bottom face bearing against the presser'member 26, at 7 l i ing. action of the gripper aws 20 and 22,-but' also is pressed firmly against the bottom of thesh'oe, either by the wiper 24 or by the'presser member one side of the gripper jawsfZfl and 22, and

against the bottom rest 28, 'at the other sideof the gripper jaws, and with its side face in en- 'gagement with the edge gage rolls30j30.

As soon as the gripperjaws have closed on the upper they are moved rearwardly, to the right in Fig. 8, together with the slide 42-whicli'isactuated by means of the cam I86, to tension the upper, the pull of the gripper jaws beingsustained by the presser member 26, on ;one side of the gripper, and by the bottom rest 28, on the other, so that there is no tendency to twist the shoe. During this tensioning action ofthe gripper jaws, the wiper iselevated, by meansof'the cam 250, and the gripper jawsaremo'ved later- "ally, to feed the shoe, together "withthe' presser member 26 and the bottom rest ra ny-meander the cam 220 which oscillates the hub-'48 and the "portion 46 extending therefrom. Bjefore the wiper is elevated, the pressermemberis moved forwardly a small distanceand just enough to relieve the pressure of the'wiperagainst the shoe bottom, thus preventing the wiper 24 from out- "wiping the-margln of the upper-which has just *been wiped-in and pressed against 'the bottom face of theinnersole I. "'Figs.'9 and l0 show-the machine.

Next the wiper'24 descends, and just as it engagesthe margin'of the upper,'still gripped by grade movement by virtue of the pressure of the "wiper against'the overlasted margin of the cover.

"a position to enter the open jaws. wiping action and after the presser member has started to move back, the gripper jaws, presser the jaws 20 and 22, see Fig. 10,'these jaws open to release'the margin of the upper which is im- 'mediately wiped inwardly from the edge of the shoeb'ottom. "As the wiperstarts to descend, the

tion. As the wiper completes its'wiping action,

"the finger 24l will engage the lasting margin'of the upper ahead of the gripper and bend it into During this member and bottom rest are returned'to their original positions, see Figs. 11 and 12, the bottom rest now' sliding over the bottom face of the innersole and the shoe being held against'retro- The presser member is moved forwardly very rapidly so as to strike the overlasted margin of the upper, adjacent to the wiper, a sharp hammerlike blow which very effectively secures the lasted margin in 'lastedposition.

The feeding increment of the gripper jaws is relatively short, in the order of about A of an inch, and the lengthwise extent of the combined pressing actions of the'wiper 24'and presser member 26 is substantially coextensive'with this feeding increment. Accordingly, the area of the lasting margin of the upper U that is engaged by the in a lengthwise direction along the edges of the 'shoe'bot'tom,is not only subjectedto the tension- 26. Accordingly, .the lasting margin of the up per U is everywhere bonded firmly to theinnersoleI. This action is greatly augmented by the "hammer-like pounding-effect of the presser 26.

Because of the' small feeding increment of the gripper'jawsthe tensioning action -of the grippers'is evenly distributed along the'edges of the shoe bottom and each tensioned portion is laid smoothly over the shoe-bottom and secured 'firmly rate obtained. At each'point at which tension is applied by the gripper jaws, the innersole is held against the last by the bottom rest 28 and lifting of the innersole is prevented. Also, during the bottom rest slides over the innersoleand smooths be held'withitsbottomin a substantially vertical 9 plane. However, should the operator inadvertently tip the shoe, as illustrated in Fig. 10, the machine will still operate satisfactorily, since the leading end of the wiper 24 is rounded and the presser member 26 is self-leveling due to its pivotal connection to the bracket 260.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for seizing the lasting margin of stock to be lasted and for exerting a pull in a direction perpendicular to the bottom of a shoe, said means being movable, while exerting said pull, in a direction to feed th shoe, and means for engaging the bottom of the shoe at opposite sides of said first-named means to support the shoe against said pull, said last-named means being movable with the first-named means during the feed of the shoe.

2. A lasting machine having, in combination, a gripper for seizing the lasting margin of stock to be lasted and for exerting a pull thereon in a direction perpendicular to the bottom of a shoe to tension the stock, said gripper being movable, while exerting said pull, in a direction to feed the shoe, a bottom rest and a presser member for engaging the bottom of the shoe at opposite sides of the gripper, respectively, to support the shoe against said pull, said bottom rest and presser member being movable with the gripper in the direction of feed.

3. A lasting machine having, in combination, an intermittently operating gripper, means for causing said gripper first to close on the lasting margin of stock to be lasted, next to move in a direction perpendicular to the bottom of the shoe to tension the stock, then to move in a direction to feed the shoe, and finally to open and return, a shoe-bottom rest arranged to engage the bottom of the shoe at one side of said gripper, and a presser member for engaging the bottom of the shoe at the other side of said gripper, said shoebottom rest and said presser member being movable, in the direction of feed, with said gripper.

4. A lasting machine having, in combination, an intermittently operating gripper, means for causing said gripper first to close on the lasting margin of stock to be lasted, next to move in a direction perpendicular to the bottom of the shoe to tension the stock, then to move in a direction to feed the shoe, and finally to open and return, a shoe-bottom rest adapted to engage the bottom of the shoe at the marginal edge thereof and positioned behind said gripper, in the direction of feed, and a presser member arranged to engage the bottom of the shoe in front of said gripper, in the direction of feed, said shoe-bottom rest and said presser member being movable, in the direction of feed, with said gripper.

5. A lasting machine having, in combination, an intermittently operating gripper constructed and arranged to tension stock, in difierent locations along the marginal edge of the bottom of a shoe, a reciprocating wiper, operating in time relation to said gripper, for Wiping the lasting margin of the tensioned stock inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom, in each of said locations, and a presser member for thereafter pressing the wiped-in portion of the stock against the shoe bottom in each location, said presser member being arranged to move the shoe away from said wiper and thereby relieve the pressure of the wiper on the stock during the return movement of said wiper.

6.A lasting machine having, in combination,

an intermittently operating gripper constructed. and arranged to tension stock, in different, loca-? tions along the marginal edge of the bottom of. a shoe, and, while tensioning the stock, to feed the shoe, a reciprocating wiper, operating in time relation to said gripper, for wiping the lasting margin of the stock inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom, in each of said locations, and a reciprocating presser member, movable toward the bottom of the shoe, for thereafter pressing.

the wiped-in portion of the stock against the shoe bottom in each location.

7 A lasting machine having, in combination, an-

intermittently operating gripper constructed and arranged to tension stock, in different locations along the marginal edge of the bottom of a shoe, and, while tensioning the stock, to feed the shoe, a reciprocating wiper, operating in time relationto said gripper, for wiping the lasting margin of the stock inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom, in each of said locations, and a reciprocating presser member, movable toward the bottom of the shoe, for thereafter pressing the wiped-in portion of the stock against the shoe bottom in each location, said presser member being arranged to move the shoe away from said wiper and thereby relieve the pressure of the wiper on thestock during the return movement of said wiper,

8. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for tensioning stock, in different locations along the marginal edge of a shoe, 2. reciprocating wiper, operating in timed relation with said tensioning means for wiping the lasting margin of the tensioned stock inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom and for pressing said lasting margin against the shoe bottom, and means adjacent to said wiper for applying additional pressure to the lasting margin of the stock, said last-named means being arranged to relieve the pressure of the wiper on the stock during the return movement of said wiper.

9. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for tensioning stock, in different locations along the marginal edge of a shoe, and for feeding the shoe, a reciprocating wiper, operating in time relation with said tensioning means, for wiping the lasting margin of the tensioned stock inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom and for pressing said lasting margin against the shoe bottom, and means adjacent to said wiper for applying additional pressure to the lasting margin of the stock.

10. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for tensioning stock, in different locations along the marginal edge of a shoe, and for feeding the shoe, a reciprocating wiper, operating in time relation with said tensioning means for wiping the lasting margin of the tensioned stock inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom and for pressing said lasting margin against the shoe bottom, and means adjacent to said wiper for applying additional pressure to the lasting margin of the stock, said last-named means being arranged to relieve the pressure of the wiper 0n the stock during the return movement of said Wiper,

11. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for tensioning stock, in difierent locations along the marginal edge of the bottom of a shoe, and for feeding the shoe by increments of predetermined length, -a wiper for laying the lasting margin of the tensioned stock in over and for pressing it against the bottom of the shoe, in each of said locations, and a presser member, po-

Ill. sitionedl ahead. of said-1 wiper: in: the: directionof feed; .for applying: pressure: to; the"; overlaid; 1ast.-=- ing: margin; said; wiper." and said. presser; member; being: so: arranged that their combined: pressing; artion is substantially.'coextensivawithasaid;feede ingi'increment'.

12. A lastingmachine having; in: combination;. am intermittently. operating? gripper. for: tension?- ing'stock, indifferent locationsalong thezmarginal; e'dge:o-; the: bottom of: a: shoe, and: ionfeeding. the: shoe by increments of predetermined; length, a. reciprocating wiper having a relatively' narrow. operating face for Wiping. the: lasting; margin of. the tensione'd. stock inwardly from the. edge of the shoe bottom and for pressing it. against the. bottom of the shoe;. in.v each. of said. locations, and a presser memben. positioned close to and ahead of said' wiper in. the: direction of feed, for: applying pressure to the overlaid lasting. margin,. said wiper and. said presser member being; so: arranged that-their combined pressing action is substantially coextensive. with said feeding: movement.

13. A lasting machine having, in combination,, means for tensioning stock, in different locations: along. the-marginal edge of the bottom of a shoe,. a-wiper for laying. the. lasting margin of the ten-- sioned stock in. over and for pressing. it; against.

12. the:bottom1ofithe--;shoe; ineachof; saidzlocatimfis. and: means: associatediwith said wiper for-engaging. the; lasting; margin. of. the. stock; to; positionit. with respect to; said tensioning means.

14. A lastingmachinahaving, incombinationi an intermittently operating; gripper. comprising. a. pair of jawsgfor tensioning the stock,.in different locations along; the; marginal edgeof thebottom: of a shoe, a reciprocating Wiper-forwiping; the.- lasting margin of the tensioned stock. inwardly from the edge: of: theeshoe; bottom. and for. pressing: it. againstthe; shoe bottom, in each; of; said. locations, and. means. associated. with; said wiper for positioning: the-lasting margin. of. the stock; with respect. tosaid gripper j aws-..

15. A lasting maohinehaving, in,combination-,. anintermittently operating: gripper comprising a. pair ofjaws for; tensioning. the; stock, in dif. ferent. locations along. the. marginal. edgeof the, bottom of a shoe, and movable in a direction to feed the. shoe, a reciprocating wiper for. wiping thelastingmarginor the tensionedstock inwardly from. the. edge: of the. shoe. and for pressing, it, against. thebottom oithe. shoe, in. each. of said locations, and. means. associated.- with said. wiper for positioning. the. lastingv margin of; the, upper with respect. to. said gripper jaws.

CORWIN. W.- BAKER. 

